# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/broncho-billy-anderson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:45:00.153Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/broncho-billy-anderson"
name: "Broncho Billy Anderson"
slug: "broncho-billy-anderson"
description: "Gilbert M. \"Broncho Billy\" Anderson was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who was the first star of the Western film genre. He was a founder and star for Essanay studios. In 1958, he received a special Academy Award for being a pioneer of the film industry."
tagline: "American actor, writer, film director, and film producer (1880–1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Broncho_Billy_Anderson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "directors"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1880-03-21"
deathDate: "1971-01-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.261596
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump